The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-04 00:00:00

16' ,11 PLY:eouTH,, DEc. 1. Arrived the American ' r ig Eunice, from New York, laden with cot °p Wool, staves, &c. bound to Tonningen, put 4 here in distress and by strong gales of wind ; she 3 under quarantine ; spoke a few days since his qajesty's ship Plover, all well ; arrived his Majesty's hip Pheasant from a cruize ; the brig John, T. iitowN, Master, from London, laden with malt, )(wild to St. Michael's ; the ketch Ho/comb, CUM from Teignmouth, laden with pipe day, hound to Liverpool, both put in here by contrary winds ; the ketch Thomas, T. BULL, Master, from Landoll, laden with deals, bound to this port; also Irrived the French lugger privateer Jason, pierced for 8 guns, but had only C. mounted, and manned with 40 men, from Bayonne, bound on a cpuize, captured by his Majesty's ship Helena, of 1 8 guns, Capt. WORTH. His Majesty's ship Philomel, Captain CRAWLEY., lately arrived from the Mediterranean, was this morning released from quarantine. Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, Captain LAW.- IktiCE, with mails from the Windward Islands, .34 4a Ys passage. Dec. 2.—Passed up Channel yesterday, the ship Camden, Captain TAYLOR, from Quebec. Messrs. RENDRnsoet, NE-wavily, AssoaNa, and Gil. Le s passengers, were taken out of her by a pilot boat, off this port, and landed last evening. Sailed his Majesty's ship Medusa to the Westward, and Brisk sloop of ix ar, on a Cruiie. Arrived the (hazel schoOner, Lieutenant DICK-. "soh, from Rochefort ; spoke the Surreillunte, Captain Sir G. COLLIER, off the Penmarks, all well. "Also the Crocus sloop of war, from a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Arrived the Elizabeth and PhiMc, THEUS, from Scilly ; Hope, JARMIN, from awanage ; Ann, Gizsow, from Quebec; Entity, liuTcnitiGs from Swanage; Pulteney, WnIGHT, from. Guernsey ; Richard, M'Erzz from Chepstow ; Phcenix, FARMER, from Malta ; Duke of Brunswick, 30 1tNsoN, from Liverpool; La Fortuna, CASSAR, dam Malta. Sailed his Majesty's ship Thames, Hon. Captain W ALtitaGßAvt with Dispatches for Cadiz ; Ant, Li eutenant LONG, with a convoy for Guernsey; Sarpedon, • with a convoy of about 40 sail Of merchantmen ; Salty, GREEN, for London ; Gfo yi°3o, for London ; La Fortuua, CAssAt, for Lon don ; _Endeavour, ALLEN, for Sunderland; Marga- Htt.t., for the West Indies. YARMOUTH, Dm 3.—The following ships wera drove on shore in a gale of wind on Thursday night it, viz. the Diligent, hired armed ship, on the tafiber Sand. As soon as she stsuck, the pilot threw himself overboard, and was drowned. She was got °'y es t e rday afternoon, and is now at anchor in these Roads. She has received littlq or no damage. The Union, laden with iron and deals, from Stock oltn, struck on the Barber Sand, she also got 1 4 yesterday ; and a hey which got on the Scroby, tat off, and receiving no damage, she continued her V oyage. The Burg, D. Garnet, from Aldborough, with hemp, drove from her anchor, and is on shore ca this beach; she is a complete wreck. 'Crews are all saved. Sailed for Flushing, with live stock, the Hero and the liarbord; and, with a general cargo, the Mary of this . port, this morniri. - ISLANDS.' or SCILLY, Nov. 27.--On the 24th in- 1 afant, .passed these - islands, from Newfoundland, tinder convoy of the Antelope, several merchantmen bound to Pool ; unfortunately one of that convoy,,,i Called the kyrnph, of Pool, Captain Wm. TURNER,: .NStaking the Light-house 'for the, Commodore's . , li ght, struck,,about ten o'clock, on a rock called the titt mar, when the. Captain and crew, expecting that ,e would founder, took to their boats, and landed cnythe island of St. Agnes, but in the morning of the 2 4th inst. it was discovered that the brig had drifted on the island of Sampron. The weather being very severe in the morning, very few boats from St. Mary's could get to the place where she lay, so as to protea the property from plunder ; in conse ' tluenee thereof, most of the light things were car ried off by the populace, but some of the cargo, rig sing, &c. is saved. The vessel, being only two Years old, still remains . nearly entire in her hull, but 4 s the weather continues to blow very severelyot is .I (peeted she must go to pieces.:.. • DE M.; DEC. 3.-Remain itnte Downs - his Ma- Jesty's ships as per last, with a large fleet of outward t'ound for the West Indies. Arrived his Majesty's ships Alligator and Ashton f roin Tobago, and sailed for the River. 4HEERNESS, 2.—Came down fror± Chat-. h am, and anchored at the Great Nore, his Majesty's s lliPAdamcint.. Arrived his Majesty's ship Bonne Citosenne. Sailed his Majesty's ship Thracian with a convoy f or‘Heligoland. , Dec. 3.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Fylla, his 441 tiesty's brigs Briseis, Sarpen, and Sheldrake. Went out of harbour, and anchored at the Great Nore, his Majesty's sloop Osprey, witma convoy to II HAMBURGH, Nov. i :.—A Nlilitar) Commission, established at Cuxhaven, uy the order Gs the King of Westphalia, has tried five persons acctl?.ed of crimp ing for the English. Two have been condemned to deal), and three acquittid. The spouse of Prince Christian of Denmark, daughter of the reigning Duke of Mecklenborgh Schwerin, has arrived at Aitona from Copenhagen, accompanied by some Ladies of her Court, and the Count de Holstein, her Chamberlain. It is sad that this Princess will retire to Mecklenburgh. The private property of the late King orSweden, comprehending the Castle of Hag', is valued at 900,000 rix-dollars. STUTGARD, NoN. 13.--Gen. Lagrange having in formed Lieui.-Gen de Kosevitz that the Voralberg has entirely submitted, with the exception of a small band that wanders on Mount Adterberg, the King of Wurtemburgh has given orders to his troops to eva cuate that country, and to return to their ordinary garrisons. GEROLSA.—(FROM THE MaNITEUR.) PARIS, Nov. 18,—Gerona had prolonged its re sistance with an obstinacy that fanaticism alone could inspire, even up to the moment when our artillery could begin to establish batteries in breach against the body of the place. At this period there was rea son to hope that the last obstacles would be speedily overcome, and that a few days would be sufficient for penetrating into the city itself, where famine was already severely felt. This last circumstance alone would have been able to bring back the greater part of the inhabitants to sentiments of moderatiOn— It was desitable to have been able to avert from this unfortunate city the inevitable horrors of a general assault, and every effort was wade to render the blockade straiter every day, when General Blake, commanding the insurgents in Catalonia, attempted to convey supplies into the place. It being out of his poWer to hazard a battle for the fo; cible deliverance of Gerona, he made use of a stratagem, and at last found means to accomplish his object. General St. Cyr commanding the corps of observation destined to coer the siege; on the 30th of August he was attacked by troops which advanced from Brunnola against the division of Suuliatu. This attack, though, repulsed, having been supported by fresh troops, General St. Cyr supposed that the enemy designed to hazard a battle, and thought it necessary to strengthen hiinseif with all his disposable troops. He colletted fur this purpose even those that were . . conducting the siege, leaving loose only that were indispensable for protecting the works, and General Verdier put himseit in line with the aitny of General St. Cyr. During these transactions 4000 of the enemy's in!antry, with 500 horse, under the orders of General Garcia Conde, escorting a convoy of 1000 or 1500 mules, Wreded their march towards the fortress ; and meeting, in their advance, only a weak corps of Neapolitan troops of the division Lechi, it was not difficult for the convoy to make good its entrance into Gerona, the garrison of Which, reinforced in men, provisions, and warlike stores, found itself in a situation to contend with advantage against troops fatigued, diMinished by disease, and suffering from the want of subsistence, in a country absolutely ruined. The operations of the siege. were , from that time carried on but feebly, and it . was at last resolved to change it into a blockade. Sodn after General Gouvion St. Cyr, who must have felt that his position became every day more difficult, by the advantages which his false mantr,uvres had given the enemy, solicited his recall, which the bad state of his health had rendered doubly necessary. He was replaced in the command of the 7th corps by the Marshal Duke of Castiglione, who made-no delay in adopting all the necessary measures for re suming the otlensive against the.* enemy.— . — General Blake was encamped on the heights of Brunnola, when the Duke resolved to.al tack him on the 49th of October ; but Blake having decamped on the night of the 28th, took up 'a position on the heights of Santa Coloma and Santa Hasia. Gen. Souharn then received orders to attack him in this position; and the 'following is the account of the re sult of that affair, which the General gives to the Duke of Castiglione :-- CAMP AT- BASCANO, NOV. 1.--,-COUfOralably to the orders of your Excellency, I set out this morn ing at four o'clock, with eight battalions, and three squadrons, to attack the enemy's division of 3000 men, and 400 horse, of-the corps of Blake, all of them Walloon Guards, regiments, or ,grena diers. I found the enemy, entrenched in St. Colotim, where they bad tortified . all the houses. They had also troops posted upon the -heights behind a large ravine. I ordered Espert to pass the bank, with a battalion of the 42d regiment, between Ricu de Reims, and the pOsition of the insurgents, for the purpose of turtling their right, and gaining • the heights, while the third battalion of the same regi ment, and the fourth of the third light infantry, mattlied to cro*s'the ravine at the height of Farnes, to endeavour to turn the enemy by his left. Geo. Durnoulin'tiad orders to carry Santa Coloma by the bayonet, With three battalions of the first ligh: in fantry, supported by three squadrons. of dragoons.-=- All these orders hay, been well executed; after three hours of very brisk fire of musketry, the ene ; tny was dislodged from all his positions, and com pletely put to the rout. This corps has only owed its preservation to the insurmountable. difficulties presented; by the moun tains, in which they .took refuge. All its camps were burned, its baggage taken ; IGO horses, of its cavalry have been , taken or killed; 300 prisoners have been taken, ot which there are three Lieute nant-Colonels; in short, there have been more than 2000 men killed and wounded, and they retreated in the greatest disorder towards St. Hilari, where the remains of Blake's corps are. The bravery of the troops in this altir is beyond all eulogium—Generals, Officers, and soldiers, all have rivalled each other in courage, and have co vered themselves with glory; I beg Your Excel lency will have the goodness to. recommend them to the favour of his Majesty. (Signed) SOUIIAM. The expedition lately fitted out by the Dutch at Batavia, against the coast . of Borneo, has miscarried. Several of the transports with troops were sunk among the rocks, on approaching the shore, and the men on board others pnly escaped the fury of the waves to fall into the hands of the enemy, by whom they have.been rut into slavery. MALAGA, OCT. 31.—A Gentlernan, yesterday ar rived from Vinavos, states, that on the 25th instant, a Courier passed through test place on his way to Valencia, with the pleasing intelligence that Gyi being reduced to the utmost extremity f of provisions, 3000 men of the garrison r. o 1 rci to leave the place, with a firm determination to attack the enemy ; and, being joined by 8000 men .4 Ge neral Blake's army, they obtained the most glorious triumph ; defeated and dispersed the enemi in such a manner, that the remains of the besieging army were compelled to take refuge in St. Ferdinabdo ; in consequence of which, abundant supplies were thrown into the town. The army of La Mancha is stated to amount in the whole to 50,000 foot, and 8000 horse. On the 18th, at night, General Coupigny joined that army ; and it is said that he is to' assume the com mand Mehiet. From the movements and dispositions which are .observed in both armies, it would appear that a ge neral attack will soon take place. The enemy, how- ever may not perhaps expect an engagement and his numerous marches, counter-marches, and evolutions, may not perhaps have any other objet, than to cloak and cover a general retreat. CoßDov A, Nov. 30.—Our army of La Mancha is advancing against the enemy without meeting with any opposition ; the advanced parties are al- ready in Damiel. Extraordinary movernenti are al reedy observed in the French army ; and every thing seems to announce, that we are on the eve of portant events. TRuxmLo, Nov. 9.—A Courier, who yesterday passed through this place from 'La Mancha, brought intelligence that the head-quarters of the army of that province have been transferred to Damiel, where they still were on the above du. CADiZ, Nov. 7.—The latest accounts from Ma drid induce us to believe, that it is the emerny's tention to colleel a considerable force in 'Valladolid, in order to render the exertions of the rinny of the Duke del Parque useless. They write from Estra madura, that Mortier is with 6000 men in Talavera; and Soult is at Oropesa, from whose division 4000 foot have lately been detached to Castile, with eight pieces of ordnance. ENVIRONS OF GERONA, OCT. f22.—We are fight ing at all points. Hitherto complete success has at tended our efforts, and we hope it will continue. The French have been completely defeated, and a great number of Poles and Napolitans have de serted over to our banners. Vices, OCT. 24.—The day before yesterday ar rived in this city 80 French prisoners, taken in the late actions which took place iti Janqueira, in which our armed peasants, under the command of Claros, and- Rovina, behaved with great spirit and gallantry, and pursued the enemy within cannon shot of Belle. garde. • LISBON, Nov. 20.—The Spanish Papers received yesterday, do not contain any accounts of advantages obtained either by the Spanish or French armies; nor do they mention any military movements from which decisive results might be expected. Marshal Beresford has ordered all the Officers absent on leave immediately to rejoin their different corpa. The following is a brief abstraet of the last ac counts received.from Spain. The army of La Man. cha is advancing towards the Tagus, and near Ye rencia General Ft - ere attacked and defeated a corps of French horse. Ten thousand French troops have left Madrid for 'Old Castile, and with this reinforcement they advanced against Salamanca, from which place the Doke' .del Parqne fell back on the sth of this month, for the purpose of making, a diversion in favour. of the Spanish army of La Mancha and of the corpS commanded by General Garcia, who is threa tening Leon from the North, and with a view of taking . up a mere advantageous position. The Duke of Albuquerque commands the army of Estrema dura. Marshal General Wellesley returned to Ba dajoz on the 12th inst. King Joseph has proceeded to Valladolid. LOON, OCT: 23.—D01l Francisco de Heria, Co 106e1 of the regiment of infantry of Castile, in a dispatch to Brigadier General Don Juan Dian Per tier, dated the 21st, states, that having advanced with his regiment, on the 14th, to the town of Gra dales, 130 French dragoons presented themselves, Who - were entirely defeated, and pursued to the dis tance of two leagues by two companies, under the commandof the said Colonel ; and having, to - - prove his hi s position, passed to . the village of Nava, chitant about . a quarter of a league tram the said town; The enemy appeared again on the 15th, 16th, an d tt in parties of 200, 350, and even 400 dragoons, but 'were always bravely repulsed by various prties of his corps, and of the company of cavalry of Captain Don Bartolome Amor. The enemy not presenting theinSeives on the I sth, as he knew there •was a few of tln in the town of Man silla de las Mulas, he resolved to attack them, and for that purpose sent in the night 200 men under the command of Don Nicholas skrquellas'; - but having learned; when he had proceed half way, that the French who left Mansilla had returned thither, they stopped'at Rueda till the 9th, in the morning, when the enemy, making their appearance, were defeated and .put to flight. The loss of the enemy in these affairs was, as we have been assured by some of the inhabitants of Mansilla, two Officers and nine dia goorts killed, 28 wounded, and 50 horses rendered useless. Two persons were executed last month at Bam berg, for having attempted, a short time since, to assassinate the Duke of Abrantes, while passing through That city. The Duke had, it is said, se duced the wife of the one, and the sister of the ether. Saturday as .Mr. Ward, horse-dealer, was exer cising four young horses in his sociable-break, near St. James's-Street,'They suddenly took fright ; nei ther the skill . nor :The power of the driver could check them. , They ran the carriage against the post at the corner with "such 'violence, that the hind wheel was shattered to pieces; they then caught the post at the corner of Arlington-street. The - shock . "was so tremendous, that Mr. Ward was thrown from the box, and his leg broken. Five of his children in the sociable were dashed up(tl the stones with such violence, that their instant des; ruaion was appre: hended by.every speaator. One was taken up ap parently lifeless, the others most seriously hurt. Toe whole of the carriage was broken to atoms; even • the iron-work was torn from the wheels. BOW-STREET.—On Saturday mornirw the young man who was taken out of the-pit of Covent-garden 1 ieatre, on 'riday ni;ht, to Covent-garden watQ.- house, was from thence in custody of the cw , stable of the:n ght. He cot - binned noddin.,„ winking, end from the time of his entering the office .611 he left it. The following curious ex arnit;?.l:on took placr..! The Clerk to t h P;isoner—" What is your name" Prisoner—" 'awes Mummy." Cierk—" W1;111 are you ?" Prsbner—" That 4'o° matter." Mr. GRAHAM, the Sitting Magistrate, ) Pri,o ner—" Do you not consider yourself in toe pit of Covent-garden Theatre ?" Prisoner—" I do no:." Clerk —" Where do you live ?" Prisoner—" Here." Clerk—" Where do you reside ?" Prisoner—" I did live in Argyle-street." Mr. GRA.HAN---" Do not tell us where you riid :e -side, but where your resicler‘ce is now." Prisoner---" 1 do not not think it a fair question, therefore shall not answer it." Clerk—" What are you i" Prisoner—" A man l" Clerk—" You are a very rude man." Mr. GRAHAM.----" You are touch mistaken. ]f) t u think this kind of rude behaviour can do pro y good:" Prisoner—" I am not rude." Mr. GRAHAM dire6ted the Clerk to take the ta: me he had given, and to enter that ho bad re theu to tell who he was, what he was, or where he iive The examination then proceeded. Mr. James Brandon said, that on Friday night, during the performance of the fourth att of the play, he observed the Prisoner in the pit oX Covent-gar den Theatre, standing upon one of the benches, hooting, hissing, brandishing a large stick, a •d in sulting the corriply in the boxes by words and qci lions, but be was not near enough to hear what ho sold. ~it continued :that conduct for some time, which tended to exci:e a great disturbance in the pit, previous to which the audience had remained quiet. At the back part •of his hat he had a square piece of paper—there appeared to be SOMelhiug written on it, but what ii was he could not di,Aner, but he be lieved it to be 0. P. It had the etfi.tCt 0: greatly in creasing the noise and disturbance, ‘A hen he desired Taunton and Smith, the patrole, to take i into custody, and he was taken to the wa(ch-tiouse.. Tire prisoner cross-examined Mr. Brandon. He asked him how he knew he was hooting and hissing, as he was not near him ?' Mr. Brandon replied, he had no.doubt of it from the motion of his mouth, and his attit nde. He asked Mr. Brandon how he knew he was in sulting the company in the boxes ? Mr. Brandon said, he could see he was talking to the company in the boxes . , and he had no doubty. from his conclud, but he Was insulting them. .. He asked if Mr. Brandon could see what he said ? To which Mr. Bi'andon made no repiy. William Smith, one . of the parole said, that by desire of Mr. Brandon he went into the pit of Co- Vent-garden on Friday night, during the perform ance of the last aCt of the play, at which tune there was a great.noise nd diSturbance there. He found the Prisoner standing upon two seats, brandishing a large stick, wilich he took hum him. At that time the Prisoner bad an 0. P. piper in the front of his hat, which he took from him, and another paper in the back of his hat. He took hen into custo:l, and conveyed him out of the pit. The Prisoner ackno'cledged having, an 0. P. in in his hat, and said it was made of pasteboard. He denied brandishing his stick in a menacing way, but said, that the attitude he held it in was a mere mat ter of chance. . William Galiffe, of Duke-street, St. James's con firmed Mr. Brandon's statement and said, that he observed the Prisoner particularly active in the dis turbances last Monday night, in the pit of Covent garden theatre, by exhibiting several placards, blan dishing his stick as he stood upon the seats, and ex citing, and risking a great noise and tumul: in van rious ways. The Prisoner denied being at the Theatre on Mon&y. Mr. GaAHAm told him, he .had heard the charge against him, and he should call him tor The Prisoner denied time charge, so far ai retied to making a disturbance. He asked what ball would be required. Mr. GRAHAM told him, lie should expett two very good bail, but unless he told who and what he was, he would not take bail. UNION-HALL. Saturday a .respeBable looking man was charged with assaulting the waiter at an inn, in High•:street in the Borough. It was stated, in evidence, that the Defendant went to the inn late on Friday evening to enquire. for a bed, and-desired to be shewn to his room. .It appeared, that he had -been making large libations to Bacchus during the evening, and no sooner did the Defendant behold the face of Betty ! the chambermaid, a beautiful vir gin on the wrong - side of fif4y, than he proceeded to declare his love for her in terms, the violence of which left occ'alar proofs of the strength of his pas sion on poor Betty's. person. Betty, however, rot approving the strong marks of at Lion which the Defendant bestowed upon her, called loudly for , ome valorous champion to assist -her; one speedily ap peared in the person of the Plamtiff, who, though not until he had received several grievous wounds on the face, which appeared in the likeness of scratches, succeeded in vanquishing the defendant: This un • fortunate vi6tim of love and wine was conveyed to the watch4house, and finally was brought before the Magistrate, when he was ordered to had bail to an swer the complaint at the Sessions. On Saturday morning early the house of Messrs. MILLER, SETTLE, and GARMESON, wholesale jew ellers, in Wine - Office-court, Fleet-street, was broken open, and robbed of property to a very consickrable amount. The villains contrived to cut a hole in the kitchen window, by which means they got access l® the warehouse, which they plundered of all the pearls, gold-dust, and jewellery. _None of the plated articles were taken. They likewise found a pocket-book, out of which they took ail the Bank notes, but left the hills. The firm had received gold-dust the preceding day to the amount of 200!. half of which they had fortunately sent away.